Logo

There is a real connection between designing and making...working on a design project for a company and the project itself has to convey the ethos of the company, though I have a couple of locations for some company logos.

Having designed in 3D I had to make up a couple of sketch models just to make sure that my ideas can be made and or look right...

pricklysauce 'S' logo prototype

A half sized letter 'S' from the logo, a quick bandsaw cut out + sprayed acrylic. Works well to give a feel for the effect, could be back lit. Undoubtly will need to be CNC cut out for accuracy in the final make.

The other one was definately more out there though far cooler...

pricklysauce veneer logo - Off

pricklysauce veneer logo - On

The timber just looks like timber until the logo is switched on...cool!

Choice of timber will be critical for this to work well, it will probably not get through to the final design for this project though definitely going to crop up in some joinery or furniture project in the future.

hangUp hooks get a re-design

With the start of 2017 I have been re-designing the hangUp skateboard hook design.

I sold a few last year in the UK and Europe, and feed back has been positive, though the hook felt that it needed to be a little more squat and a bit beefier at its bottom! for a more pleasing look.

I want to get these great little hooks out to more skateboarders and I am aiming to gear up production to take them around the skateboarding shops here in the West Country.

To achieve this I have been working on ways to speed up the production with improved template cutting of the new shaped hooks and a lot bigger former to enable seven blanks to be glued up in one process, instead of the one at the moment.

The former is taking a lot of work to cut and glue and make accurate...though the increased output will be well worth the effort.

Working on the designing some cool graphics to add to the hooks as well, to tap into the whole urban graphic culture that surrounds skateboarding...though au naturel versions will still be available.